Eye flickering means for toys and the like



Sept. 20, 1932. I 1,877,940

Nl MORGENSTERN ET AL EYE PLICKBRING MEANS FOR Tours AND THE LIKE FiledOct. so. 1931 Patented Sept. 20, 19312 l UNITED STATES PATENT OFI-IceEYE FLICKEBING MEANS FOR TOYS AND` THE LIKE Application med October 30,1931. Serial No. 572,014.

This invention relates to animal or any eye bearing toy figures, and hasfor one of its objects the provision of a toy of the character referredto provided with means to produce a twinkling effect of the eyes.

Another object of the invention is to produce a toy of the characterdescribed, having one or more glass eyes, an electric lamp or bulb tothe rear thereof, a pulsatoi` operatively connected thereto and to anelectric source of supplyI so as to produce a twinkling effect of theeyes when the pulsator is actuated.

A further object of the invention is to produce such a toy figure inwhich a component part thereof forms the connecting means betvlveen thepulsator and source of electric sup- P Y A still further object of theinvention is to make the ulsator adjustable so as to vary the twinkhngeffect of the eyes.

Another object is to produce a device of the character described inwhich the maximum simplicity of construction and operation is secured.,

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theimprovements is better understood, the invention consistingsubstantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts hereinfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereinsimilar reference characters are used to describe corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and then finally pointed out andspecifically defined and indicated in the ap ended claims.

he disclosure made the basis of exempli ying the present inventiveconcept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention isnot to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and thelatter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather thana restrictive standpoint.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofmechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustration,is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectional view through a toy figure showing one form of ourinvention as applied thereto.

means of a plug 35 Figure 2 is a perspective view of the eye andelectric lamp casing and Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view of theelectrical connections or circuit.

Referring now to thevdrawing 'in detail 5 u indicates a toy; figure inthe present instance that of a stuffed dog, and comprising an outercovering 6 made of any suitable material such as a textile fabric, thesaid covering being filled with a suitable stuing material 7.

Located in the head portion 8 is a casing 9 having a front cover 10which is secured to the cover material 6 by means of a pair of eyelets11 passing through the said material and openings 12 in the plate 10. Apair of 65 glass eyes 13 suitably colored and having a preferably blackpupil 14, are secured to the casing 9 y means of a rod or wire 15 im-'bedded in ea h of the eyes and passing through openings in the rear wall16 of the 70 casing 9 and then bent over against the said Wall, the eyesbeing located in the eyelets 11 against which they are held by Wires 15.

Secured to the back wall 16. and extending inwardly of the casing is anelectric lamp or 75 bulb 18 which is supplied with electric current byvmeans of a lead wire 19 secured at one end thereof to the wall 16 andat its opposite end to a metal wall 2O of a casing 21 housing abattery22. The said casing is made 80 of any suitable non-conducting materialand l is provided with the usual spring 23, between the Wall 20 andbattery 22, and a metal socket 24 at the end opposite the Wall 20.

Located at the lower front portion of the 35 toy is a casing 25 housinga pulsating device 26, comprising a fiat spring .arm 27 secured at oneend 28 to the casing 25 and provided at its opposite end with a weight29, and a bent portion 30 intermediate said. ends. Directly 90 beneaththe said bent portion 30 there is provided a screw 31 which passesthrough the bottom wall of the casing 25 and a metal plate plate 32secured to the said wall. A return wire 33 connects the casing 9 and thepulsator 95 arm 27, and a wire 34 connects the plate '32 and the socket24 which socket is brought into electric contact with the battery 22 byAforming a part of the tail, 36.

When the toy is patted or otherwise vibrated the arm 27 will swing upand down and the portion 30 will make and break contact with the screw30 causing the lamp 18 to flicker and give to the eyes a twinklingeffect.

It will readily beseen that the toy may be set into vibration byvibrating the support upon which the toy may rest, as for instance, bytapping the said support, or by setting the said support into aquivering vibration in any manner whatsoever.

It is to be understood that if desirable we may provide a separatecasing and lamp for each eye, and instead of using a battery, theregular house current may be used as a source of supply. l

It will also be readily understood that our invention may beincorporated in numerous other vforms, outside of the one shown anddescribed. I

Likewise it will readily be seen that by moving the screw 3l up or downflashes of varying durations may be obtained, and that by screwing thesaid screw up far enough the eyes may be kept lit constantly.

From the foregoing it will be seen that we have provided a toy that maybe made to twinkle its eyes at the slightest vibration and one that willgreatly amuse children as well as grown ups.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. An animal toy figure comprising a body, a casing therein, a glass eyein communication with the interior of the casing, an electric lamp inthe casing in operative relation to the eye, a compartment in the rearof the toy, a battery in the said compartment in electric circuit withthe lamp, a pulsator in circuit with the said lamp, and a removablemember closing the said compartment and forming a tail for the toyfigure and also orming a connector between the battery and pulsator.

2. In a toy figure adapted to rest upon a support and having atransparent or translucent eye, an electric lamp in operative relationthereto and Yconnected to a source of electric energy, a pulsatingdevice interposed between the lamp and source of electric energy, thesaid pulsating device including a resilient contact arm adapted to beset in motion to make and break the electric circuit by a quiv erin^vibration of the toy support, and a mem er removably mounted on the toyfigure forming a tail therefor and also forming a connector between thesource of electric energy and the pulsating device.

NATHAN MORGEN STERN. JOSEPH TASCHER.

